Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ACQUISITION OF MAJORITY OWNED HOOTERS RESTAURANTS

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ACQUISITION OF MAJORITY OWNED HOOTERS RESTAURANTS
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]
3. ACQUISITION OF MAJORITY OWNED HOOTERS RESTAURANTS

 

Effective October 1, 2011, the Company acquired majority ownership of a management company and four Hooters restaurants in South Africa. Previously, the Company owned 50% of the restaurants but was not in control and these operations were accounted for using the equity method of accounting. New entities were formed for the operations and the Company’s ownership is as follows: KPL 80%, DFLO 90%, TPL 95%, CPL 100% and DLOG 100%. The restaurant owned by DFLO in Durban opened in January 2010, the restaurant owned by TPL in Johannesburg opened in June 2010, the restaurant owned by CPL in Cape Town opened in June 2011and the restaurant owned by DLOG opened in February 2012.

 

The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the consolidated statements of operations include the results of the South African operations beginning October 1, 2011. The assets acquired and the liabilities assumed were recorded at estimated fair values as determined by the Company’s management based on information currently available and on current assumptions as to future operations. A summary of the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition follows:

 

Current assets, excluding cash and cash equivalents   $ 93,638  
Property and equipment and intangible assets     2,651,197  
Total assets excluding cash and cash equivalents   $ 2,744,835  
Liabilities assumed     630,369  
Non-controlling interest     1,647,710  
Prior investment of the Company     261,756  
Purchase price (net assets acquired)   $ 205,000  
Cash paid   $ 205,000  

 

Liabilities assumed includes $383,007 and $496,643 at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, in bank debt of the prior entities which the Company has agreed to repay without interest upon completion of its new financing. These amounts are included in other liabilities at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

Unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as if the Company had acquired majority ownership of the South African Hooters restaurants on January 1, 2011 is as follows. The pro forma results include estimates and assumptions which management believes are reasonable. However, pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred if the business combination had been in effect on the dates indicated, or which may result in the future.

 

    2011  
       
Net revenues   $ 1,399,048  
Net earnings   $ 276,736  
Net earnings per share, basic and diluted   $ 0.13